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Three connected ivory panels carved with scenes from the life of Jesus.

Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1350/75

German

Ornate wooden box with golden metallic corners and embellishments, painted golden flourishes throughout. Its gold metallic clasp is embossed with a human face.

Coffer, 1700/20

André Charles Boulle

Photo collage of two small circular portraits of men, superimposed over shadowy abstract shapes.

Untitled, 1923

El Lissitzky

White marble bust of woman wearing headband and tunic.

Portrait Bust of a Woman, Mid–2nd century

Ancient Roman

A chair constructed of white honeycomb paper. The flexible design can fold flat and unfold into a three-dimensional form.

Honey-Pop, 2001

Tokujin Yoshioka

Still life painting of strawberries, nuts, lemon, and porcelain vessels.

Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c., 1822

Raphaelle Peale

Cup shaped ceramic vessel with red glyphs and dancing figures, orange on cream ground.

Vessel of the Dancing Lords, 750–800 CE

Ah Maxam

Painting of mother in blue, purple, and green-stripped dress washing child's feet.

The Child's Bath, 1893

Mary Cassatt

Golden-colored, ornate wall clock adorned with golden flourishes, a bent figure with an arrow at top.

Wall Clock, c. 1735–40

Jean Pierre Latz

Wooden chair with numerous spindles arranged close together to make a cube.

Spindle Cube Chair, 1902–6

Frank Lloyd Wright

Tall red-brown mahogany clock with brass trim.

Tall Clock, 1912

George Grant Elmslie

Framed gold panel of the Crucifixion, kneeling figures, flying angels.

Processional Cross with Saint Mary Magdalene and a Blessed Hermit, 1392/95

Lorenzo Monaco

Small statue, silver male rider on gold horse on its hind legs.

Horse and Rider, 1630

Hans Ludwig Kienle

Ink sketch of curvy building from birddz eye view.

River City, Aerial Perspective, 1979

Bertrand Goldberg

Light wood sculpture of angel with shield looking towards devil at feet.

Saint Michael and the Devil, 1475/1500

Spanish

Six various sized ceramic vessels painted deep red, cream, and black.

Urns (Set of 8), 1999

Thomas Schütte

Kneeling Figure

Kneeling Figure, late 2nd millennium B.C.

Scene in a diner, viewed through wrap-around glass windows, at night on an empty urban street. A light-skinned man and woman, he in a suit and she in a red dress, sit together at a triangular wood bar, eyes downcast. At left sits another man, his back to the viewer. Behind the counter is a light-skinned man in a white uniform. The interior lights cast a yellow glow that spills onto the street in pale green. Above the diner a sign reads, "Phillies."

Nighthawks, 1942

Edward Hopper

Black and white abstract painting with beige vertical shapes.

Black and White, 1953

Lee Krasner

Brown toned drawing of figure seated on low wall, vast countryside in background.

Panorama from the Sasso, 1649/1655

Claude Lorrain

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